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My interview with Mental Health Warriors TV

I was invited to be interviewed by Dorota Chioma from Mental Health Warriors TV at the beginning of January. I know Dorota well as she used to be a participant in my MumsAid: The art of Self Expression Workshops. Please tune in and have a listen to this open conversation about art, mental health, motherhood, the process of creativity, the workshops I run for MumsAid and much more.

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International Women’s Day and The Art of Self Expression Workshop, Toronto, Cananda

I was utterly humbled to be invited by my seventeen-year-old niece to run a workshop as part of the SHSM (Specialist High Skills Major) programme for Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School in Toronto Canada. Together they had created a programme to celebrate International Women’s Day to empower females.

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The Handmaid's Tale and it's Parallels with Iran

Last night I watched the last episode of series three of The Handmaid’s Tale. It has stirred up so many bitter emotions, memories and has pushed my brain to think really hard. A perfect remedy for my struggling mind during this third lockdown! Margaret Atwood has a fascinating mind. She is sharp, clever, observant, sarcastic, funny yet very tender. Her attention to detail with regard to the female self-talk (the internal dialogue) is just so beautiful, raw and real.

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